diff --git a/esphome/components/text_sensor/text_sensor.h b/esphome/components/text_sensor/text_sensor.h
index be3d94028d4..3f69e91c8d4 100644
--- a/esphome/components/text_sensor/text_sensor.h
+++ b/esphome/components/text_sensor/text_sensor.h
@@ -64,7 +64,8 @@ class TextSensor : public EntityBase {
 
   template<typename F> void add_on_state_callback(F &&callback) { this->callback_.add(std::forward<F>(callback)); }
   /// Add a callback that will be called every time the sensor sends a raw value.
-  /// Without filters, raw state equals filtered state so this delegates to the regular callback.
+  /// When USE_TEXT_SENSOR_FILTER is not enabled, delegates to the regular callback
+  /// since raw state equals filtered state without filter support compiled in.
   template<typename F> void add_on_raw_state_callback(F &&callback) {
 #ifdef USE_TEXT_SENSOR_FILTER
     this->raw_callback_.add(std::forward<F>(callback));